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On Mon, 2003-06-09 at 22:39, Jim Adney wrote:
> On 10 Jun 2003 at 0:19, Dave Hall wrote:
>
> > No, I agree the German ones have coconut fibre (coir).
>
> Okay, coir is the word that I've heard before, but forgotten. It may have
> popped up in one of Bob Hoover's messages.
>
> Is the word coir an English word? I'm not a bit familiar with it.
>
> It is; I just looked it up. Interesting. I always figure that any day that I
> can actually learn something is a good day. ;-)
>
coir Audio pronunciation of coir ( P ) Pronunciation Key (koir)
n.
The fiber obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in
making rope and matting.
[Malayalam kayar, cord, from kayaru, to be twisted.]
Compliments of http://www.dictionary.com
--
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT
'71 FB AT
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org
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